Royal Gold, Inc. · NASDAQ:RGLD

Royal Gold — 2016 European Gold Forum

24 slides from Royal Gold's conference presentation, April 2016

  1. Slide 1: 2016 European Gold Forum

    2016 European Gold Forum Stefan Wenger CFO and Treasurer April 2016

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary Statement

    Cautionary Statement This presentation contains certain forward‐looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ m

  3. Slide 3: Investment Overview

    Investment Overview Growth Record results in the December quarter were driven by our streaming business. Strong operating cash flow and existing liquidity positions us comfortably to fund our few near-term conditional commitments. Quality Pueblo Viejo is one of the largest operating gold assets in t

  4. Slide 4: New Stream Transactions

    New Stream Transactions Estimated Effective Date or Annual Net Operator Property Strategic Rationale Estimated Current Status GEOs Startup (1 5 years)1 st Producing; one of only three mines in the world to produce >1m oz per July 1, 2015 - Au Now receiving Barrick Pueblo Viejo year; first quartile c

  5. Slide 5: Growing and Diversifying Portfolio

    Growing and Diversifying Portfolio Pueblo Viejo and Rainy River expected to build on FY2015 success FY2015 GEO Volume Plus Relative Estimated Estimated Distribution of Future GEO Volume1 Contribution From New and Expanding Streams1 350 Thousands of Annual Net Gold Equivalent Ounces 300 Andacollo Oth

  6. Slide 6: Record December Quarter Results

    Record December Quarter Results Record revenue of $98.1 million, an increase of 60% Record volume of 88,700 Gold Equivalent Ounces (“GEOs”)1, an increase of 74% Preliminary March quarter stream results pre-announced Record Stream Segment Sales in Q2FY16 Included Initial Contribution from Pueblo Viej

  7. Slide 7: Growing Margins

    Growing Margins We grew revenue and cash flow per share despite a lower gold price 1 Revenue per share Operating Cash Flow per share Gold Price Per Oz $1,240 $1.80 Quarterly Revenue and Operating Cash Flow1 per share $1,220 $1.60 $1,200 $1.40 Average Gold Price Per Ounce $1,180 $1.20 $1,160 $1.00 $1

  8. Slide 8: Returning Capital to Shareholders

    Returning Capital to Shareholders 15 straight years of dividend increases Dividend increasing in calendar 2016 to $0.92 per share 29% payout ratio of operating cash flow in FY20151 21% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) since 2001 Equates to 1.7% annual yield (as of April 12, 2016) $1.00 $0.90 3.00

  9. Slide 9: Key Assets: Mount Milligan Performing as Designed

    Key Assets Mount Milligan Performing as Designed Mount Milligan – Thompson Creek, Canada Peñasquito  60ktpd design capacity achieved at the end of December 20151  CY2016 volume guidance of 240,000-270,000 ounces of gold  Mount Milligan ranks 3rd in Wood Mackenzie’s list of 255 copper mines ranked

  10. Slide 10: Key Assets: Pueblo Viejo Contributions Growing

    Key Assets Pueblo Viejo Contributions Growing Pueblo Viejo – Barrick Gold (60% interest), Dominican Republic  Will deliver ~50,000 gold equivalent ounces of production per year to Royal Gold1  Gold deliveries began in December 2015; silver deliveries began in January 2016  Latest Update (Barrick’

  11. Slide 11: Key Assets: Rainy River In Construction

    Key Assets Rainy River In Construction Rainy River – New Gold, Canada  Latest Project Update (as of December 31, 2015): o Overall construction progress is currently 25% complete o Plant site earthworks over 85% complete o Assembly of initial mine fleet largely complete – have successfully commissio

  12. Slide 12: Key Assets: Wassa/Prestea Open Pit Transition to Underground

    Key Assets Wassa/Prestea Open Pit Transition to Underground Wassa and Prestea – Golden Star Resources, Ghana  Latest Update: o March quarter Wassa and Prestea open pit production of 53,000 ounces at cash costs estimated below $750 per ounce1, in line with full year guidance of 180,000-205,000 ounce

  13. Slide 13: Key Assets: Cortez Crossroads On Schedule

    Key Assets Cortez Crossroads On Schedule Cortez Crossroads – Nevada, USA  Crossroads is an area of approximately 3 million ounces subject to Royal Gold’s 5% NSR royalty interest  Waste stripping in the Crossroads pit began in 2015  Dewatering wells were completed in 2015  Stripping expected to c

  14. Slide 14: Investment Results and Thesis

    Investment Results and Thesis History of generating strong returns $1,000 25 Estimated Years of Remaining Reserves $800 20 $600 15 Millions $400 10 $200 5 $- 0 * Initial investment Cumulative net revenue through December 31, 2015 Estimated remaining mine life * Includes proceeds from sale of the And

  15. Slide 15: Investment Summary

    Investment Summary 38 producing mines driving growth beyond FY15’s record volume and cash flow Net Gold Equivalent Ounces Record volume of nearly 200,000 Net Gold Equivalent Ounces1 250,000 net gold equivalent ounces (GEOs) 200,000 in FY2015 150,000  8% CAGR since FY2010 100,000 Mt. Milligan  High

  16. Slide 16: Strong Balance Sheet and Few Commitments

    Strong Balance Sheet and Few Commitments Date Item ($USD millions) March 16, 2016 Undrawn Revolver $350.0m December 31, 2015 Working Capital $142.3m December 31, 2015 Total Available Liquidity $442.3m Strong and Growing For example, Fiscal 2Q Operating Cash $52.1m Operating Cash flow flow (included

  17. Slide 17: Valuation Opportunity

    Valuation Opportunity 25% of the industry’s economics, trading at just 15% of the market cap1 RGLD Peer Group Total Net GEOs 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Op. Income 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Market Cap. Golden Star 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Peer group includes Franco Nevada and Silver Wheaton for the trailin

  18. Slide 18: Endnotes

    QUALITY GROWTH OPPORTUNITY Endnotes ROYALGOLD,INC

  19. Slide 19: Endnotes

    Endnotes Many of the matters in these endnotes and the accompanying slides constitute forward looking statements and are subject to numerous risks, which could cause actual results to differ. See complete Cautionary Statement on page 2. PAGE 4 NEW STREAM TRANSACTIONS 1. Estimates are based on future

  20. Slide 20: Endnotes (cont.)

    Endnotes (cont.) Many of the matters in these endnotes and the accompanying slides constitute forward looking statements and are subject to numerous risks, which could cause actual results to differ. See complete Cautionary Statement on page 2. PAGE 11 KEY ASSETS – RAINY RIVER IN CONSTRUCTION 1. Cau

  21. Slide 21: Appendix

    QUALITY GROWTH OPPORTUNITY Appendix ROYALGOLD,INC

  22. Slide 22: Opportunity – Strong Performance

    Opportunity – Strong Performance Strengthening quarterly cash flow and volume despite a lower gold price Calendar Quarter Ended CYTD RGLD Sep-13 Dec-13 Mar-14 Jun-14 Sep-14 Dec-14 Mar-15 Jun-15 Sep-15 Dec-15 2016 Operating Income $26 $23 $29 $31 $31 $25 $32 $28 $21 $27 TBR ($m) Operating Cash Flow $

  23. Slide 23: Growth – Portfolio Transformation

    Growth – Portfolio Transformation Andacollo – Teck, Andacollo  Project: o Long operating history o Well respected partner in Teck, Canada’s largest diversified resource company o Proven and probable reserves of 1.6 Moz gold and a 22 year mine life  Stream: o 100% gold stream to 900 koz; 50% therea

  24. Slide 24: Royal Gold contact details

    1660 Wynkoop Street, #1000 Denver, CO 80202-1132 303.573.1660 info@royalgold.com www.royalgold.com

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